General Description
One of the largest square footage art galleries in Alberta, the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie (Gallery) is a place of art preservation, inspiration and exploration. We offer free admission, tours, programs, and activities for all ages. The Gallery presents an average of seven to twelve art exhibitions per year and welcomes approximately 24,000 visitors annually. The Alberta Foundation for the Arts’ ‘Traveling Exhibition Program’ managed by the Gallery, sees participation from approximately 23 venues and 120,000 people annually.
Closing date for application: Friday, July 23, 2021 at 5pm MST
Position start date: Flexible, anticipated as August 23, 2021
Work Schedule: preferrable Friday – Sunday daytime; negotiable
Hours: 19 hours per week (22 hours when adding unpaid breaks)
Compensation:
Reporting to the Curator, Exhibitions & Collections, the Gallery Attendant (Attendant) has responsibility for some logistics, scheduling, and installation of exhibitions projects; both in gallery and traveling. They further support the Gallery’s visitor experience by working at the front reception area. They are responsible for supporting the priorities and attitudes that exemplify the values, professionalism, mission and vision of the Gallery.
The Attendant will build and sustain a positive profile for the Gallery’s exhibitions work. They work collaboratively as part of the Exhibitions & Collections team.
Specific Duties
Exhibitions; in gallery and traveling
Administration
Visitor Experience (front desk)
Qualifications
A Certificate, Diploma or Degree in Fine Arts, Art History, Curatorial or Museum Studies from an accredited education program with a specialization in a Fine Arts related discipline OR equivalent experience.
Assets
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Please send a cover letter and CV, and any inquiries, to:
Curator, Exhibitions & Collections
103, 9839 – 103 Avenue
Grande Prairie, AB
T8V 6M7
EMAIL: info@aggp.ca
Closing date for application: Friday, July 23, 2021 at 5pm MST
We thank all who may apply, and only those who are short-listed will be contacted for an interview.
Rooted in the Oral Tradition of Indigenous cultures of The Peace Region, the artworks in The Talking Path represent collected spoken words and stories handed down for generations. In their integrated, authentic and visual forms, they tell the stories of diverse joint journeys between Indigenous Elders, Indigenous Knowledge Keepers and Indigenous Youths honouring, respecting, and sharing holistic ways of knowing and well-being in family and community.
Told and retold many times throughout an individual’s life, Oral Stories echo the inheritance of a cultural group. Oral Stories may include songs, prayers, epics, stories, histories, speeches, poems, spiritual messages, sacred teachings as well as experiential and sensory knowledge. Nurturing a sense of belonging and identity, Oral Stories speak to the inter-related, multi-levelled nature of Indigenous cultural and sacred teachings to maintain a spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental balance in everyday life.
In collaboration with the Traditional Paths Society of Grande Prairie, this exhibition was curated by Sabine Schneider, Curator, Learning.
Through this extraordinary time, the Art Gallery has remained closed for 6 months to support public health measures. But now, we are excited to announce that we will be reopening with regular hours on June 29, 2021!
As part of our commitment to extraordinary experiences, we have 3 new exhibitions for our community; The Abstract Line, our Permanent Collection show featuring pieces from Ron Kostyniuk, Jim Stokes, and Robert Guest; The Talking Path, an Indigenous group show rooted in the Oral Tradition of Indigenous cultures of the Peace Region; and Tuloy, Tawid, an International Filipino group show that proposes new ways of continuing on, and crossing to a more inclusive and generous future.
As a Free Admission Gallery, we look forward to welcoming you back to our spacious, easy-to-distance, 7 gallery spaces. With our apologies, this opening date is subject to change as per Alberta’s ‘Open For Summer’ Plan.
GALLERY HOURS
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10 am – 6 pm
Wednesday: 10 am – 6 pm
Thursday: 10 am – 9 pm
Friday: 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday: 1 pm – 5 pm
Holidays: Closed
In the past three years, the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie has acquired 33 artworks from 9 artists into our Permanent Collection.
The Permanent Collection at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is one of the largest in northwestern Canada. For nearly 50 years our collecting teams have been dedicated to the acquisition of artwork of significant value to the Peace Region, acclaiming pieces from local, provincial, and national artists alike.
This exhibition includes our first two artworks certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board!
Featured Image: HIDE:Runningcross, Clay Ellis
This exhibition is sponsored by Servus Credit Union
We have launched our Summer Art Camps! Offered in a professional gallery setting, this year, students will display their artwork in a Community Art Installation in the Montrose Cultural Centre. To keep children safe, we will be limiting our camps to 6 children per camp to maintain the proper amount of social distancing. View the Summer Art Camp Handout to see the steps we are taking this summer to keep everyone safe.
Week-long camps for 6 – 12 year olds.
$95 Non-Members / $75 Members
To register: call (780) 357 – 7480 or email jamie-lee@aggp.ca
Students will learn a variety of painting and drawing techniques inspired by our natural environment and current exhibitions.
Students will explore a variety of exciting mediums including, printmaking, adding textures from nature and around us to their paintings, and more.
With a unique focus on sculptural forms and space, students will create contemporary 3-dimensional art.
SUMMER ART CAMPS are sponsored by:
The Tuloy, Tawid exhibition developed while thinking through and critically examining the balikbayan box as a charged symbol for the Filipino diaspora (Hof 2018, 99). From Filipinos living abroad to loved ones in the Philippines – provisional imports are dispatched to satisfy anticipated needs, as well as requested goods.
This exhibition includes six artists from diverse backgrounds, with distinct relationships to their own Filipino ancestry, Tuloy, Tawid proposes new ways of continuing on, and crossing to a more inclusive and generous future.
Upon reopening, you can experience the artwork of JULIUS PONCELET MANAPUL, MARIGOLD SANTOS, KAREN ZALAMEA, ZEUS BASCON, KOLOWN & GREYS LOCKHEART from June 24th to September 20th, 2021 at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie!
Guest curated by Kuh del Rosario with the support of Manar Abo Touk (Curator of Exhibition and Collections)
Visit the exhibition page here
This exhibition is sponsored by Pizza Hut
Celebrate last year’s successes and contribute to the future!
We are pleased to invite you to the Prairie Gallery Society’s (o/a Art Gallery of Grande Prairie) Annual General Meeting taking place in a virtual setting.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Date – Thursday, June 24, 2021
Time – 7pm – 8pm
Where – Online/Virtual Meeting via Zoom
REGISTER FOR ZOOM MEETING HERE
Items at the AGM:
Registered members will receive packages of information by email in advance of the meeting.
Not a member or need to renew?
If your membership has expired, you can easily sign up online through our website.
PURCHASE A MEMBERSHIP ONLINE
New Business
Deadline: Monday, June 14 by Noon, MST
Members may ask for items to be accepted into ‘new business’. Those items must adhere to the parameters of an AGM as outlined by the Alberta Societies Act. To do so, email your item of new business to info@aggp.ca.
Nominations to the Board of Directors
Deadline for nomination inclusion in AGM package: Wednesday, June 23 by Noon, MST
Deadline for nominations: Thursday, June 24 before the meeting begins
Members may nominate themselves as a candidate for a vacancy on the Board.
To do so:
Please Note: As a virtual meeting, we are not taking nominations to the Board of Directors during the meeting.
Not able to attend live? Vote by proxy
Deadline: Wednesday, June 23 by Noon, MST
You can allow for another member to vote on your behalf.
To do so:
Contact us for any questions
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us by phone at (780) 532-8111 or by email at info@aggp.ca.
We look forward to seeing you!
This year three artists from the Independent Studies group were able to be involved in the Independent Studies : Open Studio. This project was set up on the second floor of the Gallery from February 24, 2021 until March 24, 2021. This project gave the students the opportunity to create works in the same space their exhibition would be displayed in. As the gallery was still closed to the public during their Open Studio, we have created these Meet the Artist : Process Videos. These videos will show each artist’s special technique and give an idea on how they produce their artworks.
In this video you will learn how to create your own Mixed Media Painting at home with local artist, Katherine Moe.
In this video you will learn how to create your own Alcohol Ink Painting at home with local artist, Wenoa Backer-Kisner.
The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is located within the Montrose Cultural Centre in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
#103, 9839 – 103 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta
T8V 6M7
(780) 532-8111
(780) 539-9522
info@aggp.ca
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10 am – 6 pm
Wednesday: 10 am – 6 pm
Thursday: 10 am – 9 pm
Friday: 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday: 1 pm – 5 pm
Holidays: Closed
Closed Mondays
We acknowledge that we are located on Treaty 8 territory—the ancestral Land of the sovereign Dane-zaa, Nehiyawak, Dene, and Otipemisiwak Nations. We acknowledge the many Indigenous Peoples who have lived and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude.
The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie also recognizes that Land Acknowledgments are not enough. Through our actions we commit to truth, reconciliation, decolonization, and allyship in support of Indigenous lifeways and wellbeing.